The late 1960s was a great time to be a Lambretta owner – that was if you didn’t mind something second-hand. Although it was possible to walk into a showroom and buy a brand-new Grand Prix model, at least £200 was needed to buy a 150cc variant; even more so for the all-conquering 200. With the average weekly wage being around £18 if you were a school leaver, chances are that a first scooter would be bought from the classified section of the local newspaper, where there were literally dozens to choose from. So it was for 16-year-old Mancunian Chris Forster and for him, it was a life-changing moment.
Flying along
Saving hard, he had acquired enough money to fund the purchase of an Li150 Series 3. He really wanted a Grand Prix, but for the time being that didn’t matter. In truth Chris really wanted a motorcycle, but having lost an uncle in a motorcycle accident, his parents insisted on a scooter. Like many parents of the era they
